Southampton Banter Archive June 02 2014

02 Jun 2014 21:06:48
Liverpool fan in peace.

I think it would only be right to comment on how Southampton are dealing with this summer so far.

All this talk of you guys "refusing to negotiate" or "holding us to ransom" is total BS, and I apologise on behalf of my fellow cretins for that.

The club have acted incredibly admirably throughout in my opinion.

You have said you are waiting for a manager to come in before getting to business with transfers, you have set a price for their players and you have stuck to it, no messing around just "pay it or don't. "

Then just to top it all, you make an exception for an immensely hard working player who has given his all for you guys, to live out his childhood dream and move home. You didn't have to do that.

Fair play to Southampton, truly impressed with the way you are conducting themselves.

I really hope we do get Lallana, I think he will be one of England's best players for 6/7 years, but either way I wish Soton all the best.

If you lot get Lallana our club will be in trouble and wishing us all the best won't matter. Lallana is a really key figure especially due to the high profile departures we've already been through.

Liverpool have gotten away with one with Lambert, very good deal for you and will probably do your club proud next season. I wish him all the best having been a very strong and faithful servant to our club for 5 great years.

Thank you for your sentiment RedDawn, best of luck to Liverpool for next season also, but we'd rather you left us with Lallana.

02 Jun 2014 19:49:34
I think the board have listened to the fans and given this statement today to try & reassure us of their intentions, I say thank you & bring us a manager worthy of this glorious club.

COYS

02 Jun 2014 18:33:03
So Sir Rickie has left. I have very mixed feelings on this, on the one hand it is absolutely wonderful for the guy, on the other hand I'm mortified, depressed and a little angry.

But, moving swiftly on, in other news today the board is said to be not budging from their valuation of Lallana and Liverpool are not willing to match it and that if Lallana is to leave this window he'd have to request a transfer, which I highly doubt he'd do. So things are looking up a bit on that front.

But the question I have for you people today is who would you want as a realistic replacement for SRL? For me Gallagher is too young and needs more time to develop before he's given that chance. For me I'd go for Lasogga of Hertha Berlin. I've already mentioned before that he wants a move to the EPL and that he wouldn't be too costly. Southampton, I've been told, have an interest in him but it is yet to develop further from that, with Spurs and Newcastle also wanting his signature. Who would you guys want?

02 Jun 2014 13:54:22
Think we all need to gather some perspective here its not a meltdown like the media have portrayed so everybody should take a chill pill and look at are situation in a glass half full kinda way.

SIR Ricky Lambert has left. This is sad news yes but a brilliant end to his career at southampton he would of featured a lot less this season of that i'm sure and now he gets so end his fantastic career at his boyhood club the key is replacing the famous number 7 shirt with someone of his calibre.

I expect lallana and shaw to go. Yes I don't want them to but the board is sticking to there guns. Lallana clearly wants a move to CL football can you blame him he's been a very loyal servant and is ambitious he's taken us to 8th and he's got another 5 years left. How long could it take to get to CL if ever. Atleast the board are not crumbling and demanding his valuation be met taking into context his sell on fee.

Luke shaw if someone comes and meets the 30milliion can I blame the club selling? 60 millionish for 3 players isn't bad busniess we can sort out any financial issues quickly plus have a substantial transfer kitty for hopefully a new ambitioud manager to push us on.

Doesnt look doom and gloom to me yes we will lose a couple of fantastic players one being near impossible to replace due to his rare set of traits - lallana but even arsenal and chelsea have to sell there top players sometimes that's football.

Im really looking forward to seeing who the new manager will be and who he will bring in with the rumoured budget. Exciting times either way

I am a bit surprised by the fact you expect both Shaw and Lallana to go and don't seem to phased by this. I expect that Lallana will be made to stay as he is an important influence on the team, a very good captain and a role model for the youth at the club. Keeping Lallana therefore is obvious and unless a ludicrous offer comes in, all indications are the board are very unwilling to sell him.

As for Shaw, it seems we are resigned to losing him still despite the fact that it is clear he can't move now until post world cup and no offer is at an acceptable level. There is a reasonable chance Shaw will leave us this summer but only if clubs decide he is worth a fair chunk more than they currently seem willing to pay or if the new manager somehow doesn't see him as that important.

Lallana is the only irreplaceable player. shaw though fantastic he is 30million is silly money for a left back plus we have other good left backs in our academy.

The problem is lallana is unique and that's why you can't just replace him. That is also why CL teams want him. I can't see us keeping hold of him to push on just like suarez will eventually leave liverpool for real madrid or somewhere he's ambitious. So what can u do? Sell for as much as you can and get on with it look for a decent replacement to push us on

Clubs cannot make players stay, a contract is not worth the paper its written on, if player wants to go he will go. and if a player doesn't want to wear the shirt. bugger off and find players that do. think koeman will be a good choice for us. sooner the better

Whilst I agree we can't make anyone stay, no one will be sold now until we have a new manager in place and then we'll see if we can convince them to stay, it won't be a mass exodus, it's Lallana who I'm most worried about as he's the only player who keeps saying we'll see what happens whilst everyone else have said their happy at the club

Llanna has asked to leave after the world cup

02 Jun 2014 12:02:21
Thank you Sir Rickie for everything you've done for us; without you we'd never be where we are now. It's shame you had to go but you deserve this chance at your boyhood team so no hard feelings. This further stresses our need to sign a top class striker. We struggled to score goals last year anyway, let alone with one of our top goal scorers now gone. I can't see Osvaldo coming back now unless the new manager can channel his anger into more goals like the one against City but I'm not sure that's really possible as I've heard he's even been causing problems in Juve so a top class striker is certainly needed. I think Lukaku would be perfect but he'd also be very expensive, Bony could also be decent but he's only had one good season so it could be a bit of a risk.

02 Jun 2014 07:57:02
Eder balanta. River plate 8 mill young Columbia centre back

02 Jun 2014 02:51:25
There are many among us that are so unhappy with what has been going on. but the reality is, the ONLY person that has let the fans, the club and the players down is MP! he tricked all of us into believing he cared, he loved it here. and for the likes of Shaw, Chambers, Gallagher. this is a harsh and cruel first lesson in football and greed! Someone they believed it, in reality didn't give a sh*t!
Give the Chairwoman and the board a chance. I have supported this club for over 45 years. and I have loved the last season. but MP used us to further his own career. the Liebherr family has spent millions of the their OWN money to get us where we are. Give them a chance. COYR Onwards and Upwards

As for players like Lovren etc who are supposedly unhappy. why? ONLY MP has let you down, not the club. show your loyalty. not join the disloyal MP!